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Alcan’s International Micro-business Network Hugh PorteousDirector, Research and Corporate Relations

WEC -IEF, New York24 April 2003

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Alcan Inc. - Overview of Global Operations

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Alcan's Sustainability FrameworkIncreasing the economic value of our business = growing resources to invest in environmental and social improvements

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Alcan's International Micro-business Network

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Developing environmental awareness and entrepreneurial skills through learning experiences

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› Video lasting 5? Minutes

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The Developing World Context: Brazil

Focus on Education

Students learning lifelong skills

Training teachers

Involving 150 schools, 650 teachers and 20,000 school children

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The Developing World Context: Brazil

Recycling Aluminum Cans

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Brazilian students collected 1,262,440 aluminum cans in one year! Revenues generated help to fund special school activities.

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The Developing World Context: Malaysia & Thailand

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Thailand

Malaysia

…adapt the program to different business and cultural values

Now operating in 13 Schools reaching over 5,500 students

Two initial pilot projects to...

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A Focus on Partnerships

TeachersTeachers

AlcanAlcanSchoolsSchools School BoardsSchool Boards

GovernmentsGovernments

ParentsParents

Chambers of CommerceChambers of Commerce

Local MerchantsLocal Merchants

ChurchesChurches

NGOsNGOs

StudentsStudents

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Alcan’s Contributions:

• Support as a customer

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• Supplies of equipment and training materials

• Provision of financial and human resources

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Benefits to Alcan

• Satisfaction of contributing to the training of socially-responsible citizens

• Greater involvement in the community - opportunity to build relationships

• Raising community awareness of the many benefits of aluminum recycling

• Increased company profile

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AACHIEVEMENTS

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Alcan’s Sustainability Framework

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